Haiku
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
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I.
household shrine
roses in full bloom
fill the air
II.
humming
at 4 am
the refrigerator
III.
laughing
in the rain
children
IV.
how to
put into words?
breath of fresh air
V.
wandering
the punjab market
sweet nostalgia
VI.
waiting
to be heard
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Short Verse
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
where are they from?
nighttime haiku keeping me
awake
II.
what remains?
the autumn wind blows
dead leaves
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where are they from?
nighttime haiku keeping me
awake
II.
what remains?
the autumn wind blows
dead leaves
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Monday, November 11, 2024
Short Verses - Clock Haiku
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
listening
the clock's ticking
comes and goes
II.
late grandmother
listening
the clock's ticking
comes and goes
II.
late grandmother
the clock
no longer ticks
III.
can you still hear
The heart has its reasons,
which reason does not know.
We know truth, not only by the reason,
but also by the heart.
no longer ticks
III.
can you still hear
the clock ticking
no-time
IV.
no-time
IV.
The heart has its reasons,
which reason does not know.
We know truth, not only by the reason,
but also by the heart.
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Kassia - Byzantine Hymns from the first female composer of the Medieval Occident
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Short Verses
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
walking
in the rain
chatty sparrow
II.
Remembrance Day
at the playground
empty swings
III.
how to be happy?
just breathe
in and out
IV.
autumn chill
in the air
homemade soup
Poem II for Shakuhachi Solo (1972) · Nanae Yoshimura
Composer: Teizo Matsumura
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walking
in the rain
chatty sparrow
II.
Remembrance Day
at the playground
empty swings
III.
how to be happy?
just breathe
in and out
IV.
autumn chill
in the air
homemade soup
Poem II for Shakuhachi Solo (1972) · Nanae Yoshimura
Composer: Teizo Matsumura
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Sunday, November 10, 2024
Short Verses
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
bare-boned tree
trembling in the wind
leafy skeletons
II.
November clouds
playing with watercolours
at school
III.
in a row
BBQ ducks hanging
Hong Kong aromas
IV.
pink blossoms
pushing through
November's gloom
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bare-boned tree
trembling in the wind
leafy skeletons
II.
November clouds
playing with watercolours
at school
III.
in a row
BBQ ducks hanging
Hong Kong aromas
IV.
pink blossoms
pushing through
November's gloom
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Saturday, November 9, 2024
Short Verses
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
walking
a pilgrimage
of poetry
II.
black wings
swooping down
pray!
III.
astray
wandering far
from home
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walking
a pilgrimage
of poetry
II.
black wings
swooping down
pray!
III.
astray
wandering far
from home
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Friday, November 8, 2024
Poetic Utterances
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
yellowed leaf
plunging to the ground
soundlessness
II.
bus ride
speeding through memories
of Zojila Pass
III.
Chinese lanterns
outburst of orangeness
illuminating the path
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Poetic Utterances
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
Flowers Still Bloom
after loss
flowers still bloom
after politics
flowers still bloom
after sickness
flowers still bloom
after winter
flowers still bloom
after floods
flowers still bloom
after war
flowers still bloom
after death
flowers still bloom
after wildfires
flowers still bloom
after ruin
flowers still bloom
after all
flowers still bloom
II.
small change
person in need
expects more
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Poetic Utterances
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
petals gone
black-eyed susans
seeing through
II.
silence
for a moment
petals gone
black-eyed susans
seeing through
II.
silence
for a moment
no time
III.
no laughing matter toothless pumpkin
no laughing matter toothless pumpkin
IV.
on this
sun-blessed autumn day
the sky, a cloudless blue
and fragrant is the wind
with golden leaves, free-falling
stars of light
how is it
only children
remember to play?
sun-blessed autumn day
the sky, a cloudless blue
and fragrant is the wind
with golden leaves, free-falling
stars of light
how is it
only children
remember to play?
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Poetic Utterances
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
youthful folly
the end of daylight
saving time
II.
on the wind
Canada geese
flying south
III.
mindless
a flock of pigeons
bolt
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Saturday, November 2, 2024
Poetic Utterances
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
I.
cryptic utterances
listening to
bird chatter
II.
bicycle wheels
squeaking
broken record
III.
after the storm
cleaning out
the ears
IV.
topiary art
an umbrella
open-armed
V.
pink flamingos
foraging food
plastic dreams
VI.
maybe a bird
decaying
what is it?
VII.
raindrops
on the branches
a garland of diamonds
VIII.
wabi-sabi
inhaling the smell
of dead leaves
IX.
gas fumes
breathing in
breathing out
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Friday, November 1, 2024
Poetic Utterances
by Marie Bortolotto 2024
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I.
sleepless night
darkness casts
long shadows
II.
morning chants
rise and shine
mom's favourite
III.
peaceful dreams
under siege
Halloween fireworks
IV.
fifty dollars
the person soliciting
shares his joy
V.
the unsheltered person earning his keep cold hands
VI.
coke-bottle eyes
person in need
sees through
VI.
botox-free
yesterday's pumpkins
losing their faces
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